Context :
Ayushman
Bharat: Get your unique health ID via Arogya Setu app /
HT / 12 Feb 2022
Extract :
The Union health ministry on Friday
announced the integration of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
with the Aarogya Setu mobile application which will take the benefits of the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number to the users of the app.
Integration with the Aarogya Setu app will amplify the benefits of the ABHA numbers, the ministry said. So far, 16.4 crore
ABHA numbers have been generated under the ABDM.
“Under the ABDM, a user can :
# Generate their
unique ABHA number.
# Use the ABHA number to link their existing and new medical records
including,
Ø
Doctor prescriptions,
Ø
Lab reports,
Ø
Hospital records etc. and also
Ø
Share
these records with registered health professionals
and health service providers
Ø
and also access other digital health
services whilst maintaining a common
pool of medical history,”
-
the ministry said in an official
statement.
Following the integration, more than 21.4 crore users of the Aarogya Setu app will be able to generate the ABHA numbers using the app.
“Aarogya Setu has played a pivotal role amidst the
Covid-19 pandemic. This has resulted in a wide usage of the mobile application.
As vaccination helps us fight this pandemic, it was essential to repurpose this widely used digital
public good,” said NHA CEO RS Sharma.
“With the integration of Aarogya Setu with ABDM, we will now be able to make the benefits of ABDM available to
the users of Aarogya Setu and enable them to join the digital health ecosystem, with their due consent.
Creation of ABHA
is the start, and we would soon roll out the functionality
to view your digital health records as well,” he added.
Ajay Prakash Sawhney, secretary to the Union ministry of
electronics and information technology, said, “With ABHA, Aarogya Setu has
enabled an important consent based option for the citizens which will help them
access their personal health record and useful services from the national digital health
system.”
The unique ABHA numbers can be generated using
Aadhaar number and other basic identifiers such as name, date of birth, gender
and address.
Users who do not wish to use the Aadhaar number can also make use of
their driving license or mobile numbers, the ministry said.
MY TAKE :
3
D - Digital Delivery of Drugs ? …………………………..[ 11 Oct 2015 ]
Extract :
* Govt to upload a Mobile App ( DISPENSER ? ) on Health
Ministry web site
* All doctors must download it , after proper registration / authentication
* App will get embedded with full details of that doctor who
uses it
* Doctors to enter Patient Data
in App / then enter prescribed Drug Details
* Doctor will SMS app data
entered , to concerned patient's mobile
* Patient will SMS entered app
data to mobile of Chemist of his choice
* Chemist will deliver the
medicine to the patient with Bill Details in App
* Every action / transaction on App , will get automatically emailed to web
Servers of,
# Health Ministry
# All India Medical Association
# All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )
# Drug Controller General of India
Advantages
:
* Jobs / business of
Chemists / Druggists saved
* Great convenience for
patients / no need to visit Drug Store
* No chance of Chemist
" misinterpreting " doctor's handwriting !
* Full History of
# Each Patient ( great benefit to Prescribing
doctors )
# Each Drug ( great benefit to Pharma Companies )
# Each Chemist Shop
( great benefit to Govt / AIOCD / Tax Dept )
# Each Doctor (
great interest to All India Medical Association )
Modicare
: A Game Changer……………………………….. [ 01 Feb 2018 ]
Extract :
In his budget speech yesterday, Shri
Jaitley announced launching of .
Ayushman Bharat
[ National Health Protection Scheme ]
MY
SUGGESTIONS :
The
scheme must cover
# Supply of Medicines / Medical Devices ( both, preventive
and curative )
# Delivery of Services ( Diagnostic / Nursing
/ Hospitalization )
# Pregnancy / Delivery related medicines / investigations /
hospitalization
Prices for each / all of these must be fixed and published, not only on the
website of the Health Ministry but at ALL places where medicines or services
are getting delivered
Each eligible family member to be issued a “ Ayushman Card “ (
linked to Aadhar ID )
Ayushman card will have inbuilt
memory capacity to store that person’s health data from “ Cradle to Grave
“ ( Privacy advocate need not worry ! )
All the
Health Data of all 50 crore
beneficiaries to be stored on a Central Server for BIG DATA analysis , in order to “ Predict “ WHO might become susceptible to WHICH ailment and WHEN
As an
alternative, a GPS enabled / NFC capable Smart Phone pre-loaded with AYUSHMAN MOBILE APP , could be
considered to replace the card
Ayushman Eco System
shall consist of :
# 50 crore poor beneficiaries
# All Medical Practitioners of India ( Allopathic -
Ayurvedic – Homeopathic )
#
All Medical Shops of India ( including E – Pharmacies )
# All Nursing Homes / Hospitals / Diagnostic Centres /
Health Centres etc
#
All Pharma Companies
#
Health Ministry
#
All India Medical Association
#
All India Organization of
Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )
#
Drug Controller General of
India
#
All Medical Colleges / Medical Research Centres
#
Any other entity which I might have missed out
The Ayushman Eco
System shall be built around the BLOCK-CHAIN
technology , which will be the main operating system for
implementation of the AYUSHMAN PROCESSES
, described in my following earlier blogs ( sent as emails to Cabinet Ministers
/ Niti Aayog )
As to the
relevance of BLOCKCHAIN technology to a Healthcare Eco-System, read :
Blockchain Technology Could Revolutionize Health Care
Consulting firm Deloitte believes that "blockchain
technology has the potential to transform healthcare, placing the
patient at the center of the healthcare ecosystem and increasing the security,
privacy, and interoperability of health data."
Medicalchain, on the other hand, uses blockchain
technology to store and share health records securely, allowing for easy and
safe transfer of information between providers and patients.
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With Regards
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 13
Feb 2022
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